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If I were to decide that I wanted to start a new career, I couldn’t just hop into it without any experience. I would need the training, possible schooling, and even certifications. Learning and growing take time and effort. In today’s message, Bishop
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From Addiction to the Root: Bishop Lance Johnson on Real Freedom
Episode Overview
- Real change is a daily choice to follow Jesus, not a one-time emotional moment at an altar.
- God aims to remove the root of issues like anger, addiction and bitterness, not just manage their symptoms.
- Many believers are saved and free from obvious addictions yet still carry hidden wounds and behaviours that need honest confession.
- Family violence, abuse and betrayal can create deep roots that keep resurfacing until they are faced and surrendered to God.
- Religious behaviour modification falls short; lasting freedom comes through the Holy Spirit’s transforming work in a willing, transparent heart.
“God doesn't want your problems under control. He wants you delivered.”
How do people find strength in their journey to sobriety? This message from Bishop Lance Johnson speaks straight to anyone who’s tired of quick fixes and wants real, lasting change. Speaking from Hebrews 12 and from his own story, Bishop Lance shares how he was radically set free from a heavy cocaine habit, alcoholism, cigarettes and chewing tobacco, yet still battled a raging temper for years.
He grew up in a home marked by violence, anger and uncontrolled rage, even witnessing his grandfather take his own life at age twelve. The drugs and drink fell away when he met Jesus in 1990 – but the root of anger stayed buried, quietly shaping his reactions. That’s the heartbeat of this message: surface change isn’t enough.
As he puts it, many people go to the altar for an “immediate fix”, pray and repent, but never “pick up their cross the next day” – and so the same addictions, outbursts or relationship blow‑ups keep returning. You’ll hear him challenge the idea that it’s fine as long as you can “control it”, and instead press the point that, “God doesn't want your problems under control.
He wants you delivered.” Bishop Lance talks honestly about Christians who love God, have been freed from obvious addictions, yet still secretly battle porn, anger, resentment or deep trust issues rooted in abuse, betrayal or family chaos. He calls for a “revival of transparency” where people stop hiding, start confessing their faults, and allow God to go after the root of bitterness, not just the visible branches.
If you’ve ever thought, “Why does this same issue keep coming back?”, this passionate, story‑rich sermon might make you pause, laugh uncomfortably, and seriously ask: am I just trimming the branches, or am I ready for God to pull up the root?
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